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News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Revealed, Cinematic Trailer Coming Tomorrow
It's definitely vikings
Following an eight hour livestream recording of digital artist BossLogic creating the game's key art, Assassin's Creed Valhalla has been officially announced. As was heavily rumoured, the title looks to be taking the franchise to the time of vikings, and going by the above artwork, we'll be playing as one. The main character...
It's happening
Update: Ubisoft has registered a website domain for 'Assassin's Creed Valhalla', probably giving us an early indication of what the next Assassin's Creed game is going to be called. We prefer the long rumoured Assassin's Creed Ragnarok, but we all know Sony's got dibs on that subtitle for God of War. Meanwhile, the livestream...
Rumour Assassin's Creed PS5 Reveal Speculation Intensifies, First Look Coming Later Today
Take us to Valhalla
Update: Folks, it definitely looks like this is happening. Industry expert Daniel Ahmad tweeted overnight that Ubisoft China has scheduled an announcement to take place at 1PM BST / 5AM PST. He then follows that up by saying: "It’s worth paying attention to Ubisoft social media outside of China, too. Both today and tomorrow."...
News Ubisoft Is Ready to Delay Games If PS5 and Xbox Series X Are Pushed Back
Publisher will work with Sony and Microsoft
We're living in very uncertain times right now, and although Sony has repeatedly said that the PlayStation 5 is still launching in holiday 2020, there's always a chance that plans will have to be reworked. Unsurprisingly, publishers are well aware of this. Speaking to The New York Times, Ubisoft CEO Yves...
Rumour Watch Dogs Legion Will Be a PS5 Launch Game
Set to "debut" with next-gen consoles
Watch Dogs Legion was originally scheduled to release on the 6th March 2020. Kind of weird to think about, isn't it? But even before this whole coronavirus thing began, Ubisoft delayed Legion and a number of other titles that it still has in the works, including Gods & Monsters and Rainbow Six: Quarantine...
News Is Classic Far Cry 3 Villain Vaas Teasing His Return?
"My spirit animal"
The Far Cry franchise doesn't exactly do memorable moments or characters. It's more about exploring the lush open worlds and taking advantage of the freedom bestowed upon you, but one of the few villains the series has managed to create a bit of nostalgia around is Vaas from Far Cry 3. “Did I ever tell you the definition of...
Rumour Assassin's Creed PS5 Reveal Is Just Around the Corner
Vikings unite
Ubisoft will have the next instalment in its Assassin's Creed franchise ready for this holiday to coincide with the launch of the PlayStation 5. That we can be almost certain of, and it looks like the French publisher is getting ready to spill the beans on this Viking-themed departure. One reliable insider has tweeted that news on the...
News The Crew 2 Is Free This Weekend on PS4
Join the crew
Looking for something new to play this Easter weekend? The Crew 2 is completely free on the PlayStation 4 from 9th April through 13th April, with no restrictions or limitations. Should you decide to purchase the multi-disciplined Ubisoft racer at the end of the trial, you’ll be able to continue you where you left off. It’s...
News Guitar Training Tool Rocksmith Could Be Tuning Up on PS5
Spinal tap out
Ubisoft has announced that it will cease support for Rocksmith 2014 Edition on the PlayStation 4, as its San Francisco-based developer turns its attention to a “new project”. While it doesn’t specify what it’s working on, a blog post states that it “can’t wait to start the next leg of our music learning journey...
News Ubisoft Will Be Paying People to Play Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Next
Free trial launches on PS4
Ubisoft’s been having a tough time with its latest Tom Clancy titles. In fact, things have been going so badly that it’s completely reshuffled its management structure behind-the-scenes. While that will have an impact on upcoming games, it still has a bunch of underperforming entries in its arsenal, and so it’s doing...
Soapbox Assassin's Creed Odyssey Is Free This Weekend, and You Should Try It If You're Staying Home
Rob highly recommends
Did you know that you can download and play Assassin's Creed Odyssey for free right now on PlayStation 4? It's true! The game's totally free to try until Monday, so you've got a whole weekend to get stuck in -- at the time of writing this article, anyway. And no, this isn't some kind of weird sponsored post (we don't do...
News Instead of a New Splinter Cell Game, Ubisoft Forces Sam Fisher Into Ghost Recon Once Again
Deep State teaser reveals
Why does Ubisoft love to toy with our emotions so much? First, it adds the Prince of Persia to For Honor with a time-limited event, and now the French publisher is adding Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher to Ghost Recon: Breakpoint as part of the game's latest expan
News Play the Fantastic Assassin's Creed Odyssey for Free This Weekend on PS4, Unlock Ezio Armour
The adventure begins
Ubisoft is letting everyone play Assassin's Creed Odyssey for free this weekend. The free trial is available to download right now on PlayStation 4, but you won't actually be able to play it until the 19th March. It'll come to an end on the 22nd March, so you've got a couple of days to get stuck in. However, it's worth noting...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Adds Free Ezio Armour Set in Strange 4GB Update
Requiescat in pace
Assassin's Creed Odyssey has received a lot of support since it first launched in October 2018. Between numerous, significant updates and a hefty amount of DLC, Ubisoft has done a fantastic job of keeping the already massive open world game relevant. Truth be told, we thought Odyssey was done and dusted, but a somewhat strange 4GB...
News Prince of Persia Is Back, But Not in the Video Game You Were Hoping For
Come on, Ubisoft
The Prince of Persia has finally made his grand return to video games...in For Honor. Yes, despite the constant cries for a new entry in the franchise, Ubisoft has decided to let us down one more time by adding the protagonist to a new time-limited event inside the publisher's overlooked live-service title. Available from today...
News Ubisoft to Utilise 'Digital Experience' for E3 2020 Conference Replacement
Industry goes digital
E3 2020 has been cancelled and it looks like those who were planning on putting together a live press conference will instead choose to go the digital route en masse. Following in the footsteps of the Nintendo Direct and Sony's State of Play livestreams, French publisher Ubisoft has stated that it is exploring a "digital...
News Rainbow Six: Siege's New Season Operation Void Edge Is Live on PS4
Kicking off year five
If like us, you're still playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege five years after its release, then you probably know that the first content drop for year five was revealed a couple weeks back. Well, the good news is that Operation Void Edge is now live on PlayStation 4. If you have hopes of jumping in and playing today,...
Review The Division 2: Warlords of New York - Glitchy Expansion Is More of the Same
Press F to pay respects
It's been quite the fall from grace for The Division 2. After launching a year ago to widespread praise, the looter shooter all but disappeared off the face of the earth over the summer months as developer Massive Entertainment struggled to keep fans engaged with lacking content drops and controversial patches. Three minor...
News Ghost Recon: Breakpoint's New Immersive Mode Removes Gear Score and Much More
Loads of custom options
Set to launch on the 24th March, 'Immersive' mode is coming to Ghost Recon: Breakpoint as part of the game's new 'Ghost Experience' initiative. This is the next step in Ubisoft's efforts to overhaul Breakpoint following widespread criticism from players. In short, Immersive strips Breakpoint of many divisive gameplay systems...
News Roller Champions Officially Confirmed for PS4 in Developer Update Video
Roll up
Ubisoft announced the nifty-looking Roller Champions back at E3 2019, but no platforms other than PC were confirmed at the time. Those playing on computers have benefited from things like closed alpha tests, and it sounds like that will continue further into this year. However, one major detail relevant to PlayStation 4 users is that the...
News The Division 2: Warlords of New York DLC Available Now on PS4
Get going, Agent
After updating its looter shooter for a full year with free content, Ubisoft's The Division 2 has today delivered its first major expansion. The Division 2: Warlords of New York takes us back to the original game's setting of New York, and if you're interested, you can purchase the piece of DLC on the PlayStation Store right now...
News Lara Croft the Latest Character to Join the Cast of Free-to-Play Fighter Brawlhalla
UbiCroft
Brawlhalla is one of those games that keeps on ticking away in the background, and while you're not paying attention, will be doing some pretty cool stuff. One thing it's particularly fond of is crossovers, and the latest character to join the ranks of this free-to-play fighting game is none other than the Tomb Raider herself. Yes, Lara...
News Ubisoft Seemingly Confirms PS5 Version of Rainbow Six: Siege
Cross-play support too
One of the biggest questions heading into the next-generation is how developers will transition its player base for popular online titles from the PlayStation 4 to the PlayStation 5. Will studios simply continue to support the PS4 version through backwards compatibility or will they rerelease them on Sony's next console to...
News Ubisoft Revives Prince of Persia, But Not As You Hoped
At least it's not a smartphone game
There are only two franchises we want out of Ubisoft right now: Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia. The former’s looking unlikely right now, while the latter’s making a comeback – as a virtual reality Escape Room experience. To be fair, Prince of Persia: The Dagger of Time sounds neat: you’ll work...
News The Division 2 Reaches Bargain Bin Price of $2.99 on PlayStation Store
Bargain Hunt
The Division 2 is about to get a whole lot bigger in the coming weeks with the launch of its biggest expansion yet, Warlords of New York, but you can snap up the base game for cheaper than ever at the moment. Ubisoft's looter shooter is being sold for just $2.99 on the US PlayStation Store until 3rd March. It is slightly more expensive...
News No Plans for PS5 Port of The Division 2, Says Dev
Divisive
Ubisoft and Massive clearly want to keep players invested in The Division 2 throughout 2020. We know this because the developer just announced Warlords of New York -- a meaty looking expansion that's set to launch in early March. But with next-gen consoles expected to arrive at the end of the year, does Ubisoft have any plans to port the...
News The Division 2: Warlords of New York Confirmed for PS4, Game's Biggest DLC Yet
Now you're in New York
Update: Ubisoft has now officially revealed The Division 2: Warlords of New York. It's a new narrative-focused expansion which takes players back to New York, and you can get an in-depth look at it all in a 10 minute developer walkthrough above. There is no word just yet on a release date, but it'll cost $30. Original story:...
News The Division 2's Next Expansion Set for Reveal Stream Tomorrow
Back to New York City
The Division 2 has continued to quietly truck along ever since its release in early 2019 with a slew of free updates and DLC, but Ubisoft is kicking up a fuss for the game's next expansion. Set for an unveiling tomorrow across a variety of streaming methods, it sounds like it's going to be a much bigger piece of DLC than the...
News Ubisoft Boss Says PS5 Will Run 'Almost All' PS4 Games
And possibly more?
PlayStation 5 will be backwards compatible with PS4 games. This we know, but to exactly what extent has been kind of up in the air. The hope is that all your current-gen software will run as expected on the PS5, but Sony has yet to officially confirm how far the console's backwards compatibility will stretch. In a new quote from...
News Ubisoft to Release Five AAA Games Through March 2021 with PS5 Support
Far Cry is back
Update: Kotaku's Jason Schreier has just tweeted out that the two Ubisoft titles currently unannounced are indeed the upcoming Assassin's Creed game and a new entry in the Far Cry franchise. We're sure you're chuffed about that one, Splinter Cell fans. Original story: French publisher Ubisoft has just wrapped up its latest...
Random BBC Holds Interview on Watch Dogs Legion Within the Game Itself
Virtually real
Here's something you don't see every day. Marc Cieslak, reporter for BBC Click, has conducted an interview about Watch Dogs Legion from within the game's virtual London. The journalist paid a visit to Ubisoft in order to speak with creative director Clint Hocking, but in a brilliant twist, the pair carried out the interview inside...
News Terminator Invades Ghost Recon: Breakpoint in Game's First Live Event
I am back
Ubisoft is doing its best to turn around the fortunes of its tactical third-person shooter Ghost Recon: Breakpoint with a slew of free updates and patches alongside its season pass. The developer has proven in the past that it can manufacturer a success story thanks to the likes of Rainbow Six: Siege, and an upcoming live Terminator event...
News Ex-Splinter Cell Director Reportedly Returns to Ubisoft
A hint of things to come?
The idea of a modern Splinter Cell game has been flying around for what feels like an eternity. The series has been MIA since Blacklist on PlayStation 3, and that released nearly seven years ago. Aside from a surprising cameo appearance in Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Sam Fisher has been out of action for the whole PS4...
News Ubisoft Wants to Avoid Its PS5 Games Playing Like Copy and Pastes
Shake up at French firm
While you can rarely fault the final products, many criticise the building blocks that go into each Ubisoft release. The French firm’s distinctive approach to open world design may be effective, but it can be difficult to ignore the similarities that its various series share – whether it’s Assassin’s Creed or The...
News Reliable Source Rips Up Recent Assassin's Creed Ragnarok Rumours
"It's not even called Ragnarok"
Over the last couple of weeks or so, numerous rumours have popped up around the web with regards to the next Assassin's Creed. The majority of these rumours have lacked any kind of concrete evidence but most of them have at least sounded reasonable, and so they've been the source of much speculation. Enter ZhugeEX --...
Rumour Assassin's Creed Ragnarok Leaked Again, This Time Through a Product Listing
The beginning of the end
Update: Sadly, it seems as though the image that this story is based upon could be fake. A bit of a shame, but this possibility doesn't take away from past leaks and rumours regarding Assassin's Creed Ragnarok. In any case, we're bound to hear more about the next Assassin's Creed title at some point this year. Sony's...
News Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Investigating Removal of Online Requirements
Update coming in 2020
The always-online requirement that shipped with Ghost Recon: Breakpoint last month has been a thorn in the backside of many of its players, to the point where nearly a third of a recent Ubisoft survey contained responses requesting for its removal. Those still playing the game, who have now been treated to the title's first...
Deal You Can Buy Almost Every Main Assassin's Creed Game on PS4 in One Bundle for $66
Six games in total, including Odyssey and Origins
If you've somehow avoided Assassin's Creed in its entirety this generation, but you're looking to get into Ubisoft's open world series, then this may be the deal for you. Right now on the North American PlayStation Store, you can purchase the Assassin's Creed Legendary Collection at $65.99, down from...
News Ghost Recon: Breakpoint's First Free Raid Arrives This Thursday on PS4
Project Titan
Ghost Recon: Breakpoint hasn't had the best of times since its lacklustre launch, although French publisher Ubisoft has made its usual commitment to updating and improving the game throughout its lifespan. That really kicks into gear on Thursday with the arrival of the experience's first endgame raid, titled Project Tit
Rumour Assassin's Creed Ragnarok Is the Name of the Next Game, Will Be on Both PS4 and PS5
Allegedly
Rumours have long been swirling about Ubisoft's follow-up to Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Thought to be all about vikings, the supposed codename for the game is Kingdom. However, according to new scuttlebutt doing the rounds online, Assassin's Creed Ragnarok will be the name of the upcoming sequel. One or two sources ha
Back in the fight?
And so begins Ubisoft's attempt to transform Ghost Recon: Breakpoint into an overall better game. Weighing in at around 7GB, Patch 1.04 is available to download now on PlayStation 4. The update is the first step in the developer's plan to overhaul the open world shooter, which was received rather poorly when it launched back near...
News I Cardi Believe It! Just Dance 2020 On Wii (Yes, Wii) Outsells PS4 in the UK
God is a Wii player
Sometimes you need to read a headline twice just to make sure you took all of that information in correctly, and we reckon this is one of those moments. Yes, you did read that correctly, Just Dance 2020 has managed to sell more copies on the 13-year-old Nintendo Wii than the current generation PlayStation 4 in the United Kingdom...
News Brawlhalla's Latest Update Makes It a Better Wrestling Game Than WWE 2K20
New crossover content out now
Behind all our backs, Brawlhalla is a quietly great free-to-play 2D fighting game. It operates similarly to Nintendo's smashing party brawler, and features a wide variety of modes and original characters to experiment with. In addition, the game is constantly being updated with new fighters, modes, and more -- including...
Breaking point
Ghost Recon: Breakpoint was met with a lot of criticism when it launched last month, with one of the biggest complaints being that its microtransaction store was ridiculous. The game lets players buy hundreds of different items with real money, making for a marketplace that just seems completely tone-deaf in the current climate...
News Watch Dogs Legion and More Will Utilise PS5's 'Extremely Interesting' Features, Says Ubisoft
Cross-gen confirmed for multiple games
You may remember last week's news that Ubisoft has pushed back three of its biggest upcoming games, including Watch Dogs Legion, Rainbow Six: Quarantine, and Gods & Monsters. They're now scheduled for release in the next fiscal year, meaning a launch between April 2020 and March 2021. This puts the games...
Numerous patches planned
As you may have already heard, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint hasn't been the smash hit that Ubisoft wanted it to be. Last week, the publisher went on record saying that initial reception and sales have been disappointing, but it also said that it was committed to improving the game over time. Today, the team behind Breakpoint has...
News Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Sales Have Been 'Very Disappointing', Says Ubisoft
Pledges support despite bad start
Ubisoft expected the recently released Ghost Recon: Breakpoint to perform better than it has done. We don't have any clear figures to work with, but in the company's latest financial report, Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot says that "critical reception and sales during the game's first weeks were very disappointing"...
News Ubisoft Delays a Trio of Its Biggest Titles Past April 2020
Launching in the next fiscal year
What's going on all of a sudden? The Last of Us: Part II has been delayed to 29th May 2020, but Ubisoft has gone and one upped that unfortunate announcement by pushing back all three of its biggest titles hitting next year. Watch Dogs Legion, Gods & Monsters, and Rainbow Six: Quarantine have all been delayed to...
Soapbox Assassin's Creed Is Fuelling My Excitement for PS5
Liam's hyped for a next-gen open world
Whenever a new generation of consoles rolls around, it's almost always a racing game that is used in part to show off the graphical prowess of the machine we'll be doing our video game playing on for the next six or so years. It's understandable, of course, because getting a glimpse of the latest and greatest...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey PS4 Patch 1.51 Focuses on Bug Fixes
The end is nigh
Over the last year or so, we've written about many an Assassin's Creed Odyssey patch. The game's had some huge and exciting updates, but this latest patch ain't one of them. It looks like support for the open world adventure is finally fading away. Update 1.51, which weighs in at around 400MB on PlayStation 4, includes a handful of...
